A Hot Rod Lincoln
Great song, great car
6/1/07, 06:09 PM
#9
Service Manager
That's a customer of mine...I made the upholstery kit for that car.
Here is my original Hot Rod lincoln that I built nearly 10 years ago....and the second one I built about 5 years ago....
Here is my original Hot Rod lincoln that I built nearly 10 years ago....and the second one I built about 5 years ago....
6/1/07, 07:45 PM
#13
Very slick Paul. I owned a Thunderbird Turbo Coupe for a time and always wished that I'd gotten a Mk VII instead. Don't get me wrong TC's are fantastric cars....but Mk VII's really pull off the premium luxury coupe look and in the right years/trim levels came with nice little goodies like a 5.0L HO V8.
In fact, while I've often wished for a proper Cougar revival based on the Mustang, I always find myself wondering if a Mk VII redux wouldn't be a better idea. Arguably the MkVII was a great deal like the 67-70 Cougar's in terms of size and appeal anyway.
In fact, while I've often wished for a proper Cougar revival based on the Mustang, I always find myself wondering if a Mk VII redux wouldn't be a better idea. Arguably the MkVII was a great deal like the 67-70 Cougar's in terms of size and appeal anyway.
6/1/07, 08:33 PM
#15
Mach 1 Member
Thread Starter
Very slick Paul. I owned a Thunderbird Turbo Coupe for a time and always wished that I'd gotten a Mk VII instead. Don't get me wrong TC's are fantastric cars....but Mk VII's really pull off the premium luxury coupe look and in the right years/trim levels came with nice little goodies like a 5.0L HO V8.
In fact, while I've often wished for a proper Cougar revival based on the Mustang, I always find myself wondering if a Mk VII redux wouldn't be a better idea. Arguably the MkVII was a great deal like the 67-70 Cougar's in terms of size and appeal anyway.
In fact, while I've often wished for a proper Cougar revival based on the Mustang, I always find myself wondering if a Mk VII redux wouldn't be a better idea. Arguably the MkVII was a great deal like the 67-70 Cougar's in terms of size and appeal anyway.
I agree with you on the luxury coupe, yes Cougar would have fit
6/2/07, 07:35 AM
#16
Service Manager
Very slick Paul. I owned a Thunderbird Turbo Coupe for a time and always wished that I'd gotten a Mk VII instead. Don't get me wrong TC's are fantastric cars....but Mk VII's really pull off the premium luxury coupe look and in the right years/trim levels came with nice little goodies like a 5.0L HO V8.
In fact, while I've often wished for a proper Cougar revival based on the Mustang, I always find myself wondering if a Mk VII redux wouldn't be a better idea. Arguably the MkVII was a great deal like the 67-70 Cougar's in terms of size and appeal anyway.
In fact, while I've often wished for a proper Cougar revival based on the Mustang, I always find myself wondering if a Mk VII redux wouldn't be a better idea. Arguably the MkVII was a great deal like the 67-70 Cougar's in terms of size and appeal anyway.
I have also played with the Turbo Coupes....here is one I was working on....I had so many projects that I wanted to do before finishing this one that I gave up on the project in favor of some others. I still have the car here but sold the hood to a customer for his Turbo Coupe that we are restoring now. The hood is a one-off that we created and is all metal.
6/2/07, 02:13 PM
#17
Funny thing is before I bought my first Mark VII I had a Cougar and was preparing to do a 5 speed swap on it....I saw the Mark VII and dumped the cougar!
I have also played with the Turbo Coupes....here is one I was working on....I had so many projects that I wanted to do before finishing this one that I gave up on the project in favor of some others. I still have the car here but sold the hood to a customer for his Turbo Coupe that we are restoring now. The hood is a one-off that we created and is all metal.
I have also played with the Turbo Coupes....here is one I was working on....I had so many projects that I wanted to do before finishing this one that I gave up on the project in favor of some others. I still have the car here but sold the hood to a customer for his Turbo Coupe that we are restoring now. The hood is a one-off that we created and is all metal.
My plan for my TC was to replace the rather tired turbo four with a 4.6L V8 Mod motor. Two Mod motors came and went during my ownership of the car but neither ever managed to make an appearance under the hood. So it goes.
6/2/07, 03:29 PM
#18
Service Manager
That Turbo Coupe was originally a fire damaged car having had an engine fire caused by the alternator.....at the time of those pics I had installed a 5.0 and 5 speed along with a 5 lug conversion using Mark VII rear end parts and SN95 Mustang front spindles and brakes. There was just no value in the car when finished and I didn't want to tie up the parts and money only to have nobody want it if I decided to sell it later...which was likely with that car.
Now I do plan a 4.6 DOHC swap into both my '64 Marauder and '68 Cougar...I've got the donor engines but the time is what is in short supply....
Now I do plan a 4.6 DOHC swap into both my '64 Marauder and '68 Cougar...I've got the donor engines but the time is what is in short supply....
6/2/07, 09:14 PM
#20
Legacy TMS Member
Hey, SVO was the M5 swap as straight forward as in a fox body Mustang? When I converted my 91 over to manual, I found it to be a fairly easy swap (one of the reasons that chassis is so near and dear to me).